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Dawood explores Islamic landscapes in his artworks. His minarets and domes in landscape and portrait formation with minute detailing command attention. The starkness of black and white with specks of color, in his artworks, command viewers attention.

Samra is a talented calligraphy artist from Abbottabad, Pakistan. Her artworks depict a perfect harmony between nature and calligraphy. Different mediums allow her to express different ideas. The continuity of the letters in her artworks demonstrate a perfect rhythm that exists in traditional calligraphy blended with letters that a broken, distorted , reformed and recreated . The vibrancy of the colors on the surface blend with the calligraphy in perfect harmony and by looking at her artworks one can almost listen to the words

Sadaf Farasat’s paintings revolve around Sufism and are influenced by Rumi’s poetry exploring mysticism and devotion. Her artworks usually depict twirling dervishes, depicting movement, exploring the purpose of existence, searching for divine love and through the journey of life. The smooth yet powerfully assertive motion of the twirling dervishes reflect the cycle of pain and pleasure. Sadaf explores the mystical traditions of various cultures and renders them masterfully on larges canvas using bright colors.

Raja Changez is a poet and an artist international repute, hailing from Shakarparian, Islamabad, Pakistan. He received his MFA Degree in Creative writing and an MSc in Journalism both from Colombia University, New York, USA. In addition he also holds an honorary Doctorate in the Arts conferred on him by Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He has also served as the Director General of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Raja Changez’s work encapsulates the interrelation of diverse forces with human beings, nature and the environment. His figurative paintings in a mist like revelation reflect his belief in the amorphousness of life where finite lines rarely exist. His Divided Self, series and Himalayan Odyssey is renowned worldwide.